Role of host factors in the regulation of the enterotoxin B gene
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- DOI: 10.1128/jb.173.5.1827-1830.1991
Role of host factors in the regulation of the enterotoxin B gene
Abstract
The levels of staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) produced by various naturally occurring toxinogenic strains of Staphylococcus aureus are highly variable. The SEB gene (seb) from a high-producer strain, S6, has previously been cloned and characterized. Cloning and nucleotide sequence analysis of the upstream region of the seb gene from DU4916 and COL (medium- and low-level toxin-producer strains, respectively) showed that their sequence was identical to that of the seb gene from strain S6. Strains carrying the cloned seb gene from DU4916 and COL produced similar levels of SEB protein and mRNA to those produced by strains carrying the cloned seb gene from strain S6. An RNA encoded by the delta-lysin gene (hld) has been shown to regulate the genes for a number of extracellular proteins, including SEB. Northern (RNA) blot analysis showed that variable levels of hld RNA were present in various SEB-producer strains, with the order being S6 greater than DU4916 greater than COL. Our results suggest that differences in host factor(s), including the hld RNA, are responsible for the production of different amounts of SEB by many naturally occurring strains.
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